Tablet vs. Liquid Suspension Ibuprofen in the Relief of Pain

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2015-05-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Ibuprofen (also known as Advil or Motrin) is a medication that is known to reduce pain. It is also known that ibuprofen levels in the blood rise higher and faster if the medication is taken in liquid suspension. This study will attempt to determine if ibuprofen suspended in a liquid works to relieve sore throat pain faster than pills of ibuprofen. It will also determine whether patients with sore throat prefer to take pill or liquid form of the medication.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Albany Medical College
• Treatments: Ibuprofen

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age greater than 12 years and less than 65 years

• Weight > 40 kg

• a provider order for ibuprofen to address pharyngitis pain.

• Initial Numeric Pain Score > 6

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known allergy or hypersensitivity to aspirin or NSAIDs

• Inability to swallow pills

• Inability to carry out informed consent in English

• Inability to complete a visual analog pain scale

• A concomitant order for another class of analgesic

• Use of analgesic within 8 hours

• Known 3rd trimester pregnancy

• Significant medical conditions where participation would pose an unnecessary barrier to ongoing care.

• Those taking opioid medications for more than 3 days

• Weight < 40 kg